Preparing for childbirth: everything pregnant women need to know. Courses for expectant mothers and fathers

The exciting time of waiting for a baby on maternity leave can and should be spent with benefit. Courses for expectant mothers will help you tune in to the upcoming birth, as well as weigh the pros and cons and decide on the need for the presence of the father at the birth of the child. A team of obstetrician-gynecologists, psychologists and pediatricians will share their many years of experience, which will definitely come in handy in the maternity hospital and in the first months after returning home. Registration for courses for mothers is possible at any stage of pregnancy. Even if the birth is very soon, you will have time to plan your future and sign up for the course.

Childbirth training: types and programs

Professional school "MamaPapa" in Moscow offers the following seminars for parents:

1. Preparation for childbirth - the main course, but and. Lectures and practical exercises future mom learns everything about behavior in childbirth - breathing techniques, self-massage and ways of relaxation. Particular attention is paid to the care of a newborn, the nuances of breastfeeding, the organization of life and even developmental activities in the first year of a baby's life. The period of expectation of a child with mothers who have completed courses and armed with the necessary knowledge is more pleasant and easier.

2. Training "Partner in childbirth" - this course is necessary for couples who are planning a joint birth. Not only a young father can sign up for an individual lesson, but also grandparents, girlfriends - everyone who wants to accompany a woman in labor to the hospital. We recommend that you sign up in advance so that the mother can make an informed decision about joint childbirth.

3. “I am a dad” is a training for fathers, for whom the birth of a child will also be a test. Fathers will learn about what preparation for childbirth should be like, how to support a pregnant wife psychologically, how to overcome postpartum depression together, how to care for a baby, swaddle, feed, bathe, and massage. Issues under consideration intimate life during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Benefits of courses for expectant mothers

• Convenient training options - from short, but capacious individual lessons to long group lessons with the most complete theory and practice.
• The cost is affordable and starts from 2800 rubles. So that a mother with a small income can allocate funds from family budget. Choose which format suits you - individual or in a group, and invest in your future today.
• The field of obstetrics and pediatrics does not tolerate non-professionals. In our school, classes are conducted by doctors of the highest and first category, candidates of sciences, practicing psychologists, teachers from leading universities in the capital. And they all have their own experience of motherhood.
• Flexible schedule - registration for courses for mothers is carried out both on weekdays and on weekends.
• The main site of the School is located in the center of Moscow - training is not far from the Tretyakovskaya metro station. There is also a set of groups in the vicinity of other metro stations. By individual agreement, home visits are possible, which is convenient for women on maternity leave.

How to register for a seminar

Spend time in anticipation of childbirth for the benefit of yourself and your baby! You can sign up for training on the website - fill out an application, indicating contact details and the gestational age. An employee of the center will call you back and tell you when and where to come, what to bring with you to classes in preparation for motherhood. The site has a remote consultant who can be asked for free exciting questions. Get Additional information for training on maternity leave, call +7 (495) 772–69–76, +7 (495) 772–69–26 and e-mail

Reviews of moms and dads after the birth of a baby

If you doubt whether knowledge will be useful to you after leaving the hospital, check out the reviews of our students! It's fair - we don't write reviews about ourselves.

Now my son Svyatoslav is 8 months old. I attended many seminars when I was pregnant and one of them was with Elena Antsiferova. As I remember now, it was the “largest” - 36 weeks. With the way Elena described everything to us, showed and told us, it’s not even scary to become a mother for the first time. According to her recommendations, I made a shopping list for the baby, everything came in handy "from and to", well, except for the nipples (my son did not taste them).

How to swaddle, and what to wear for a baby for a walk, I already knew how experienced mom. Bathe, hold and process the entire body from the fingertips to the ears. In the hospital, I didn’t even have to ask anyone what to do with my bundle of happiness. Well, Elena just told us about everything at the seminar. When I came home with a child, I had everything according to "Evadoctor", almost like feng shui. And all that remained was to enter the mode and enjoy motherhood. Dear Elena, thanks a lot for your knowledge, for your touching (literally touch everything and feel all the goods for the baby) seminars. Very helpful, informative and efficient. Now I share my experience with my friends, and I advise you. Good luck with everything and thanks again.

I can’t even believe it: the first month is already behind us, it’s time for a newborn! It was said that it was the most difficult one ... And yes, at first it was scary, we were worried about how not to harm the baby, how to do everything right ... But, as it turned out, after listening to only 2 intensives, we were ready and ... armed! I must admit that even though now there is no free time at all, I often look at the notes!

And so much of this “collection of knowledge” has already been tried! (what can I say, one of the "tricks" was applied already on the very first night, just from the hospital!). Most importantly, everything was to the point and very detailed and accessible! It is even hard to imagine how much time was saved, because how many books and Internet pages would have to be read and "filtered out" to get such invaluable knowledge! Why go far there: according to the recommendations, a first-aid kit for the baby was prepared in advance, and everything necessary, nothing superfluous (I won’t hide, it was nice to read in the new card in the clinic in the “readiness” column - “Everything is ready!” - it’s really worth a lot !). Elena Vladimirovna! Thank you for the accessible presentation of the material, carefully selected topics and interesting content master classes!

Now our Feda is almost 2 months old. A notebook with notes after courses is a reference book for us. She lies in front of us and we constantly turn to her. All the topics that were covered turned out to be useful, even regarding children's products. To some of them, I reconsidered my attitude. For those who are just going to courses for future parents, I would like to wish - listen to everything in both ears and write everything down! Childbirth passes, and then everything is just beginning. Almost everything will work!

Excellent courses for nannies working with newborns. I learned that there are gadgets that help control the breathing of newborns, met with modern means child skin care, acquired massage skills. Friendly atmosphere, willingness of the teacher to share knowledge and experience. I recommend courses for future nannies.

My daughter is already three months old, but we still use records from pregnancy courses. Already on the second day after the birth, I calmly washed the meconium and changed the baby's clothes without the help of children's sisters. I had to argue on the issue of supplementary feeding, telling the midwife how much milk the baby needs and why he should be breastfed at night, and not a mixture from a bottle. The nurse who came from the clinic, after listening to my story about how and with what to process the navel and bathe the baby, concluded that I already knew everything, and only called, asking if everything was in order. When the little girl started colic-gas, the “magic” massage mastered at the courses allowed us to survive this period without tantrums and sleepless nights.

Moscow service psychological help the population conducts free and awesome courses for pregnant women. I went to a bunch of different free events from commercial courses, shops, etc., but these courses are the most complete, high-quality and useful.

You need to sign up about a month before the start, you need to start going to courses between 20 and 30 weeks of pregnancy. It so happened to me that I either take a vacation before the decree, or on the eve of the birth, the next group starts. So I took a vacation and had a great time. Keep these timings in mind so you don't overshoot.

The service has branches in different districts of Moscow, which is great. I'm not sure that this is possible, but in general I went to 2 courses from this service in different areas and to different teachers, which I am extremely happy about)).

Therefore, I will write essentially 2 reviews in one.

1. Courses near metro Tekstilshchiki

Delightful courses, concentrate useful information. Very clear instructions, trained breathing, learned to swaddle, watched themed films. Very desired topics, Practical skills. There were a lot medical aspects, it helped just unrealistic in terms of understanding all these things.

It’s convenient that it takes 15 minutes to walk from the metro, no more, you don’t depend on land transport. I highly recommend these courses, you will be much calmer and easier in childbirth after completing them.

And yes, here the emphasis is on childbirth, your preparation, passing lactation crises etc.

In Tekstilshchiki, groups start quite often, but if suddenly you are running out of time, they conduct express groups for a fee.

Have with you: passport, notebook, pen, food, tea. There is a boiler hot water, during the break you can drink, take tea bags from home. There is also a cooler.

2. Courses near metro station Vykhino (Vykhino-Zhulebino branch), Volgogradsky prospect, 197

I took a course in the group of Vera Viktorovna. I liked it very much! Deep analysis, very detailed analysis of the stages of development of the child. I understood a lot about myself and where certain problems and traits come from (it is clear that from childhood, but it becomes clear where the failure was). A complete psychoanalytic course.

Here the emphasis is on education, on building relationships with the child, mainly on what will happen after childbirth and how to properly build relationships with the child, so that later he doesn’t roll on your floor in stores and so as not to fight in hysterics herself in different cases.

Directions (from the metro by bus 15 minutes + 5 minutes on foot): Vykhino metro station, cross to the other side of the road (the stop is the leftmost) and take the 209 bus to the final "138 kv. Vykhina". Cross the zebra to the other side and go a little to the left past the sports box. Then you need to go around the house and you have come. A dark blue grating at the entrance and a bunch of stairs is a landmark.

I think that both of these courses are extremely important, they are completely different. Some are more about physiology, the second about education. And nowhere on the internet am I like this complete information did not find.

Courses last about a month, classes 1-2 times a week for 3 hours. They have both a website and a contact group. In addition to courses for pregnant women, all departments conduct trainings on different topics. And in this service you can get up to 10 individual consultations of a psychologist a year, which is also very cool.

3. Not just for pregnant women: Also in Moscow there is a free phone number of this service 051, you can call in emergency situations and get the advice of a psychologist.

PS: You must have a residence permit in Moscow, keep in mind.

All my reviews on the topic of pregnancy:

1. Courses for pregnant women / preparation for childbirth - the Moscow service of psychological assistance to the population - I highly recommend. Gorgeous!

2. Meeting for expectant mothers Babadu "Two in One", Moscow - you can go for gifts

3. Pillow for pregnant women Mom's Choice - very useful at 9 months

4. Free master classes in Olant, Moscow - I recommend going

5.B free master classes: Academy of reasonable motherhood, Moscow - did not like it

Benefits of preparing for natural childbirth with a specialist of our center - individual selection of the program, support at all stages of pregnancy, easy childbirth without pain.

Our school of expectant mothers provides mothers with all the basic knowledge that can be useful during pregnancy, in the maternity hospital, as well as for the first time upon arrival home. We consider helping pregnant women to get rid of fears and worries as an important goal of our activity. We provide a body of knowledge that encompasses the experience of many generations of women and is difficult to accumulate even over several births. With us you will not only receive the necessary training in preparation for natural childbirth, but also make new friends, join a close, almost family team. Moms who went through pregnancy and gave birth to babies with us now recommend us to their friends.

Our standard is natural childbirth! We will help you give birth easily!

All our clients can take advantage of the excellent opportunity to choose a midwife-assistant in childbirth (they are also called Doula) in order to have a always reliable assistant who will support in resolving any prenatal problems, help determine the maternity hospital and the choice of a doctor. Our midwives also provide psychological support to pregnant women, carry out home patronage throughout last month pregnancy, accompany women to childbirth. The choice of the midwife is made by the pregnant woman herself in the process of observing our staff during the courses. This makes it possible to choose exactly the specialist whom you can trust one hundred percent.

We help pregnant women to conclude a contract for a natural, gentle birth, this opportunity is provided on the basis of the maternity hospital No. 16 in Moscow. A special delivery room is designed as a living room, which helps to reduce the tension and stress of childbirth, while all the qualified staff of the maternity hospital are always nearby, ready to provide needed help woman in labor. Such childbirth takes place in a cozy atmosphere, like at home.

After childbirth, we do not leave mother and child unattended. Our health workers will come to your home and take care of the child, much more attentively than the nurse from the children's polyclinic does, which, unfortunately, is often in a hurry from one baby to another. Our specialist will teach parents massage, gymnastics, basic childcare procedures, show how to properly perform hardening procedures and much, much more.

Our body preparation classes for natural childbirth

Fitness for pregnant women is complexes special exercises to prepare the body for natural childbirth, which are selected individually and adjusted by the doctor in accordance with medical indications and the well-being of the woman herself. The goal is to strengthen the body before childbirth, improve blood oxygenation, prevent early aging placenta.

Learn how to prepare your body for natural childbirth.

We conduct for pregnant women, which helps to form the ability to breathe correctly and rhythmically during childbirth, not to lose your breath and not break into a cry. The ability to breathe properly makes it possible to relax and trust your body, to be sure that during childbirth, nature itself will suggest the best tactics.

The practice sites in each district are located near metro stations, so they are easy to get to, you can choose a convenient route and even periodically change sites if the need arises. Classes are held in small groups of no more than seven people, thanks to which even shy women feel free. In addition, it is possible individual sessions at home, if for some reason the pregnant woman is not recommended to travel a long distance (for example, in last dates pregnancy, in conditions of prolonged ice).

Many groups of pregnant women have already been released by us, they have appreciated the effectiveness of classes in preparation for natural childbirth, which take place under the close supervision of qualified doctors and psychologists of our center. We invite you to attend a free trial lesson at the Pregnancy Training Center "Me, Mom, Dad"! Friendly team Moms are waiting for you!

Experienced mothers know that a lot depends on how responsibly the preparation for childbirth was organized - partly the process of giving birth to the baby, and the postpartum period. In a woman's body, all organs and systems begin to prepare for upcoming birth almost from the first days interesting position". These are physiological, hormonal, cellular processes, the task of which is to ensure the bearing and subsequent birth of a child. No less painstaking preparatory work required of the woman herself, who is preparing to become a mother. In this article we will tell you how to properly and competently prepare for childbirth, what to foresee.

Do you need to prepare?

Preparing for childbirth in advance is important for several reasons, and preparation should be carried out in several directions. Childbirth is always a lot of stress, which sometimes prevents a woman from giving birth easily, without breaks and injuries. The stronger the stress, the higher the likelihood of birth complications. With fear, in a panic, women in labor experience muscle clamps that prevent quick birth child. Numerous works of scientists, doctors from all over the world were based on this statement, as a result of which the programs “Childbirth without pain and fear”, “ Painless childbirth" and others.

The more relaxed and confident a woman will be during pregnancy and childbirth, the more correctly, easily and with minimal painful sensations the birth will pass child.

Preparation for childbirth is given great attention obstetricians in all countries. In some, pregnant women are required to attend courses and schools for women "in position". In Russia, courses for future women in labor are a purely voluntary matter; upon admission to a maternity hospital, no one will ask for a certificate of completion of preparatory courses. or trust the cause of chance - it is up to the woman herself to decide.

IN birth process there are a lot of psychosomatic factors: fear, fear, unwillingness to experience pain, expectation of this very pain, the opinion that it is obligatory and inevitable, can significantly complicate childbirth. While proper breathing, the readiness of the birth canal and all the muscles of the body will help to give birth to a baby faster. Properly selected things and documents, a reasonably organized space at home will make the first days after the birth of a child more comfortable for everyone.

Many are interested in who needs preparation. The answer is quite simple - any pregnant woman. But to a greater extent - primiparous, pregnant with twins or triplets, women who give birth to a second or third child after a long temporary break, as well as those who choose partner births.

The preparation includes physical exercise, and some specific procedures, and psychological preparation.

And also we must not forget about the practical side of the issue - properly assembled things for mother and child have not bothered anyone yet.

Getting ready physically

Physical form very important for the mother. Women with low muscle tone and obesity are more likely to suffer complications in childbirth and in early postpartum period, therefore, muscle preparation should be done from the very beginning of pregnancy, and better - before it occurs. Some, having seen two stripes on the test, deliberately refuse to go to the gym and other physical activities, stop walking, believing that it is the state of maternal peace that is most preferable for the unborn child. But this opinion is erroneous. It is impossible to prepare the body for childbirth while lying on the couch.

No one requires a woman to set Olympic records and exorbitant physical activity. In the first trimester of pregnancy, which is considered the period of greatest risks, in general, it is considered better to reduce the load to a minimum, but not to abandon them completely - general strengthening exercises, walking will be useful to all pregnant women without exception, even if a woman does not was engaged.

For pregnant women there are special physical groups- they work at swimming pools, in most sports centers. You can work in a group with other expectant mothers. Yoga and Pilates are especially useful for preparing muscles for childbirth. Swimming and water aerobics can also be invaluable. Being in the water will help the baby to take correct position in the uterine cavity.

Any exercise in water or on land should be comparable to the gestational age. A woman should not get tired, the load should not be a burden, cause muscle pain or discomfort. TO physical training can also be attributed to respiratory techniques that contribute to relaxation in childbirth, an increase in the intensity of blood flow, and the prevention of hypoxia in childbirth.

Proper breathing not only facilitates the task of childbirth, but also reduces pain during labor pains. Exactly on breathing techniques all existing today programs "Childbirth without pain and fear" are based.

ABOUT correct technique breathing, a lot of videos have been shot.

moral readiness

Psychological prenatal preparation very important. Often it is fear that causes abnormal labor activity, weaknesses of tribal forces. Defeating fears and anxieties is important in order for the birth to go smoothly and quickly. The main difficulty lies in the fact that almost from childhood it is hammered into the girl's head that childbirth is painful and difficult. There are such scenes in films, there are negative examples in literature, even in classic children's fairy tales, where the queen dies during childbirth, unable to endure the pain. As a result, a persistent block is formed in a girl, girl, woman, which triggers the processes of animal horror before childbirth.

It may sound strange, but there are almost no pain receptors in the tissues of the uterus, so labor pain exists only in the head of the mother. The more she is afraid, the stronger the pain will be - this is the main rule of hypnotherapy before childbirth, which was practiced back in the USSR, and now the methods of psychologists and psychiatrists are based on it.

It is foolish to demand from a pregnant woman the decisiveness of a special forces intelligence officer and the same high pain threshold. But psychologists in antenatal clinics, psychotherapists in any clinic, public or private, can calm a woman down and convey to her the principles of hypnobirth. You just need to apply. And the sooner the better, because the express course of psychological preparation in the third trimester is not as effective as the planned long preparation.

You can do psychological preparation on your own, while you need to know what it consists of.

• The study of theory - processes and stages, everything related to childbirth. How contractions, attempts go, how to behave at one stage or another, how to breathe, when and why, when to push and when to relax. How better woman savvy theoretically, the better she behaves in the delivery room. When studying theory, you need to use materials from trusted sources and avoid reading women's forums, where information is often not true. In addition, a pregnant woman absolutely does not need other people's negative stories and examples. You can ask an obstetrician-gynecologist in antenatal clinic give advice on the choice of literature. The doctor will always advise which books for pregnant women will be most useful in terms of preparing for childbirth.
• Autotraining. A woman who repeats to herself every day that everything will be fine will definitely believe in it. This confidence will give calmness, measuredness. A woman will not perceive the onset of childbirth as a disaster, and the birth itself as a difficult test. Childbirth is a process that brings closer a meeting with a loved one and long-awaited baby, and not at all "mocking of nature on the female body." The body of every woman on the planet has everything necessary to give birth to a child. This should not be forgotten. Trust in your own body and confidence in a positive outcome is half the battle.
• Changing perceptions of labor pain. It was said above that pain is of a psychogenic origin, which means that it can be minimized with the right psychological preparation. The natural process of childbirth is not a disease, not an emergency. This is where breathing techniques in childbirth come in handy, for example, sausage breathing, as well as other methods. natural pain relief that are taught in the course.
• Modeling the situation. A woman in her own imagination can play her own birth many times - imagine how she endures contractions, how she pushes, how a baby is born. It is important to think of everything from a positive point of view. It is believed that any woman is mentally able to program the course of her own birth herself. The expectation of pain and horror leads to a painful, difficult, long delivery. Lightweight and positive attitude on a completely natural process leads to the corresponding reality.
• Partner families. Childbirth with an assistant from among relatives and close people, whom the woman fully trusts, increases the comfort of staying in the delivery room and delivery room. If a decision is made to give birth together, it is necessary to start joint preparation, both psychological and physical. A partner in the hospital can be very helpful - he will massage between contractions, remind you when and how to breathe, help you take best posture for easier contractions.
• Trust in medical staff. Very big psychological impact a pregnant woman is trusted by a doctor who will deliver or perform a planned C-section. If a woman completely trusts medical specialist, the level of stress during hospitalization decreases tenfold. Therefore, it is important to choose the doctor with whom it will not be scary to go to the delivery room or operating room.

Important! If you can’t put your thoughts and feelings in order on your own, you should definitely contact a psychologist. In antenatal clinics, at maternity hospitals and perinatal centers, the help of such specialists is completely free.

Readiness of the birth canal

During physiological childbirth load on the muscles pelvic floor always incredibly high. The Kegel gymnastic complex will help reduce the likelihood of perineal injury, ruptures, and weak cervical dilatation. Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor should be done with the permission of a doctor. If a woman does not have isthmic-cervical insufficiency, a threat of miscarriage or premature birth, an obstetrician-gynecologist may well allow her to practice such a complex.

Kegel exercises are a set of muscle exercises for the muscles of the vagina and pelvic floor, as well as for the muscles and sphincter of the anus. It helps to strengthen the corresponding muscles and is an excellent prevention of ruptures and postpartum hemorrhoids.

To prepare the birth canal in the third trimester, especially in last days recommended before childbirth carry out a light massage with natural oil, which will include massaging the vulva to increase elasticity skin and muscles of the perineum.

To relax the round muscle of the cervix 2 weeks before delivery, some pregnant women are advised to take No-Shpu. This effective antispasmodic helps the cervix to better prepare for birth.

Mammary glands and future feeding

So that after the birth of the crumbs there are no problems with feeding him, experts advise preparing the mammary glands in advance. Breast preparation should become a mandatory procedure, it can be done at home, on your own, since such preparation itself is not difficult. Of course, a woman cannot influence the timing of the arrival of permanent milk. This process is due to the production of the hormone prolactin. But preparing your own nipples for feeding the baby is the task of the future woman in labor. Cracks, painful sores on the nipples often stop the process of feeding the baby into a rather painful event. In order to prevent them, a woman is advised to properly approach the hygiene of the mammary glands even during pregnancy, especially when colostrum begins to be produced.

Wash your chest warm water, without soap, at least twice a day. A supportive maternity bra will help ease the uncomfortable, heavy sensations that accompany an increase in the number of lobules in the breast during childbearing.

To strengthen the mammary glands as part of their preparation, it is recommended to take daily cold and hot shower wearing bra liners.

Regarding the advice to rub the nipples with a rough towel, massage them, you should definitely consult a doctor - excessive stimulation of the nipples leads to an increase in the level of oxytocin in the body, which can provoke premature birth. in obstetrics Soviet period such recommendations actually took place and were applied mainly on later dates pregnancy. Modern obstetrics has a slightly different view on this matter - it is possible to prepare nipples with massage and stimulation only for those women whose pregnancy proceeds without complications and pathologies.

The technique of putting the baby to the chest, if a woman is going to give birth to her first child, is also worth studying in advance. Not every maternity hospital devotes enough time to this issue.

It is always easier for multiparous people to apply a child - there is relevant experience. Active preparation of the breast for the upcoming breastfeeding It is recommended to exercise no earlier than 38 weeks of pregnancy, while hygiene requirements to care for the mammary glands act from the very first months of gestation.

What is taught in the courses?

Free courses for pregnant women are not a showcase event, as some people think. This a great opportunity ask all urgent questions not to faceless advisers on the Internet, but real graduates. Classes in the prenatal school are taught by obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians, neonatologists, psychologists and specialists in social services population.

Thus, training in such courses is multifaceted and very interesting. Women are told how labor begins, how contractions develop, how to ease them, how to behave in the process of attempts, how early recovery period after childbirth, what recommendations should be followed so that rehabilitation is faster and easier.

Pediatricians and neonatologists will talk about how to care for a baby in the first days of his life, how to feed a baby, how to handle umbilical wound and prevent mishaps. Psychologists will help you set yourself up for childbirth positively and avoid postpartum depression, and social service specialists will give advice on the benefits and payments due to a particular family in connection with the birth of a baby and tell you how to quickly apply for them.

If a partner birth is planned, both partners must attend classes. If the presence of a husband is expected, then he will be taught to give his wife a relaxing massage, they will show effective poses for partner childbirth in which a woman can wait out the next labor pain. And also at the courses, the partner will be provided with a list of tests and examinations that need to be done in order to be admitted to the maternity hospital with the woman in labor. Lectures are held in daytime, and in the evenings, it will be convenient to visit them both for those who work or study, and for those who are already on maternity leave and have a lot of free time.

How to choose a maternity hospital?

Used to be right The women had no choice, the woman in labor was hospitalized either in the maternity hospital at the place of residence, or in the maternity hospital on duty, if she was taken by ambulance. Since 2006, every pregnant woman has been legally enshrined in the right to independently choose a maternity hospital or perinatal center in which she wants to give birth to her child. This right is supported by a birth certificate. It is issued at the antenatal clinic, where a pregnant woman is observed along with a sick leave when she goes to maternity leave.

If childbirth is planned on a paid basis, then in birth certificate not necessary. A woman will be able to negotiate the conditions with the management of the selected maternity hospital on her own- contract for paid medical services usually involves the presence of a certain doctor or obstetrician at the birth, a superior comfort ward before and after childbirth, the use of epidural anesthesia not according to indications, but according to own will puerperas, the presence of a partner at the birth, free visits to the puerperal in a separate box by relatives.

The same services, except for free visits by relatives and the VIP ward, can be obtained free of charge, but on condition that the obstetrician will be on duty on the day the birth begins, and the presence of the partner will be allowed by the management of the maternity hospital. When choosing a maternity hospital, a woman can be guided by her own preferences, reviews of other pregnant women and puerperas.

It also does not hurt to visit the selected obstetric institution and clarify the following questions:

• conditions for prenatal and postnatal stay - which wards, how many places, where the bathroom is located, is there a shower;
• conditions of stay of children - joint with mothers or separate;
• qualification of doctors and obstetricians, qualification of children's doctors, anesthesiologists;
• equipment and equipment - is there in the maternity hospital necessary equipment to help children and mothers in case of unforeseen dangerous complications.

You should take into account the remoteness of the hospital from the place of residence - think about relatives, because they visit you almost daily.

In the selected maternity hospital, you need to sign exchange card after 30 weeks of pregnancy. And also the woman will be given a memo about what documents and things you need to collect with you for hospitalization.

Collecting things

There are universal lists of things for the maternity hospital, but in each obstetric institution the list of acceptable items may differ. Therefore, you should definitely ask the staff of the selected maternity hospital what you need and what you don’t need to bring with you to a particular institution.

On average, the lists are pretty similar. A woman's bag in its classic version consists of three groups of things:

• For childbirth- the list is individual.
• For women in the postpartum period. To stay in the maternity hospital, you usually need washable slippers, nightdress, a package of postpartum pads, a bathrobe, a cup and a spoon, and toilet paper, soap, Toothbrush and pasta.
• For a child. To care for a child, you need to take the smallest diapers for newborns, powder, baby cream, several vests and sliders or diapers made from natural fabrics. A breast pump may also come in handy.

Kit required documents always unchanged, regardless of the chosen maternity hospital. It includes:

• passport;
• policy;
• birth certificate;
• exchange card;
• medical card from the clinic (if there are concomitant chronic diseases);
• partner health certificates for partner births.

Some obstetric facilities also require a copy sick leave, the original of which, when leaving on maternity leave, the woman handed over to the accounting department at the place of work.

IN Lately doctors strongly recommend that women take a pair of medical compression stockings with them to give birth to prevent complications with the vessels and veins of the lower extremities. It is important not to forget your mobile phone and its charger, you can also take a book or magazine to pass free time with benefit.

If you have a caesarean section

Hospitalization before a planned operation, if indicated, must be taken seriously. The referral to the maternity hospital must be issued at the 38th week of pregnancy, because the operation itself is carried out after 39 weeks.

It is necessary to go to the hospital in advance, because before the operation, the woman is carefully prepared in the maternity hospital - they do necessary examinations, analyzes, choose the method of anesthesia.

To the list of things for a woman who goes to planned operation, be sure to add a one-time Shaver, disposable diapers And compression stockings second degree of compression. If desired, a woman can also purchase and take with her a postpartum postoperative bandage, which will facilitate the recovery process after childbirth surgery.

In preparation for the upcoming birth, a woman must definitely enlist the support of the attending physician, with whom she is registered. He needs to be completely trusted. Only he will be able to answer with great accuracy what a particular pregnant woman can drink for a headache, whether she needs to drink a decoction of raspberry leaves before giving birth, and others.

“Dowry” for the baby, many try to collect in advance. This point of preparation really needs to be given Special attention. But everything needs to be done in advance so that it does not happen that in the last days before giving birth, a woman will run around children's shops instead of resting.

According to women, after appropriate planned preparation, which covers all of the above aspects, it is easy and even noticeably calmer to go to the hospital than spontaneously in the hope of a good outcome. Of course, no one can foresee all possible situations, all possible complications in advance - neither the doctor nor the pregnant woman. But a woman must remember the main thing - she is in good hands. If something goes wrong, she will definitely help. modern medicine is on pretty high level, therefore, infant and female mortality during childbirth is now extremely low, and the percentage of complications is decreasing.